[Vance AFB information]

23 minutes ago, FDNYOldGuy said:

1. You can definitely live in the dorms if married. 
 

2. I didn’t get charged to live in the dorms for the ~2 months I was there before fam joined (had BITs and SERE before UPT start) and “got” BAH for fam back home. I put it in quotes, in that you’ll have to apply to get the waiver, which takes months to get approved. During that time they’ll pay you Enid BAH, until you’re approved. So, if your expenses are high, be prepped for 4-6 months of getting ~$1000/mo Enid BAH. 

Awesome thanks for that.  Did you have to apply to get the Enid BAH?  And did that waiver go through finance at Vance or your unit?

[Vance AFB information]

Looking for some guidance here. Guard hire and heading to UPT soon.  My wife will be staying back home for training since she has a great job.  She'll move with me when I get to my final base.  I know there are obvious cons to the dorms but between the convenience of being close and not having to purchase furniture, I'm leaning towards UOQs.  Few questions:

1) Is living in the dorms an option if married or are you forced to either live in a house/off base?

2)  If I do live in the dorms, will I get BAH at all?  I've heard you'll get the difference of Enid single BAH and your permanent residence dependent BAH but on here I've seen you'll get full BAH.

 

Thanks for any info you guys have

[Guard/Reserve timeline to UPT]

On 7/8/2020 at 3:37 PM, mb1685 said:

+1, the whole post-swear in timeline seems lightning fast compared to everything else I've seen on here. @Flash57 are you perhaps an age critical candidate?

26 currently so no.  Just made sure to be polite to everyone within my unit and responded to anything and everything they sent me as fast as possible.  Had a ton of luck obviously but cannot emphasize enough how much being polite can help. 

[Guard/Reserve timeline to UPT]

Figured I'd drop in my timeline.  Hired off the street at a Guard fighter unit.

AFOQT/TBAS: February 2019

Board: May 2019

Hired: May 2019

MEPS: February 2020 (6 month wait due to Lasik in May 2019)

Swore in: March 2020

FC1: End of June 2020

OTS: August 2020

IFT: November 2020

 

Will update with UPT dates once I get them.